But his horse, which had received a wound, could not be trusted to pass the river.

In this emergency the Armenian prince dismounted, and, armed as he was, plunged into the stream.

The river was both wide and deep; the current was rapid; but the hardy adventurer, inured to danger and accustomed to every athletic exercise, swam across and reached the opposite bank in safety.
Thus, while the rank and file perished ignominiously, the two personages of most importance on the Roman side were saved.

Galerius hastened towards Antioch, to rejoin his colleague and sovereign.

The latter came out to meet him, but, instead of congratulating him on his escape, assumed the air of an offended master, and, declining to speak to him or to stop his chariot, forced the Caesar to follow him on foot for nearly a mile before he would condescend to receive his explanations and apologies for defeat.